Pacific Regional Consultation Strengthening Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Pacific Island CountriesReport from the meeting held in Suva, Fiji, 7-10 December 2010

Plant Genetic Resources: Asian Perspectives Record of the Meetings held 6-10 September 2010, Chiang Mai, Thailand (1) Second National Focal Point Meeting of Project GCP/RAS/240/JPN (2) Asian consultation for the update of the Global Plan of Action on the conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA (3) Workshop on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

In the Near East and North Africa region, agriculture is a key element of the economy. Most of the countries are committed to implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Conservation and Sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture for boosting production and development. FAO has approved a two year regional project (TCP/RAB/3202) entitled "Strengthening capacities towards the establishment of a regional platform for the detection of genetically modified organisms».

2009

Responding to the challenges of a changing world: The role of new plant varieties and high quality seed in agriculture Proceedings of the Second World Seed Conference FAO Headquarters, Rome, September 8-10, 2009

Plant breeding and farmer participation This book provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the use of participatory plant breeding in developing countries. It is aimed at plant breeders, social scientists, students and practitioners interested in learning more about its use with the hope that they all will find a common ground to discuss ways in which plant breeding can be beneficial to all and can contribute to alleviate poverty.

Building Biosafety Capacities FAO's experience and outlook. An overview of the experience gained from FAO capacity building projects in agricultural biotechnology and biosafety. FAO, 2009. NRR, I1033/E.

An Evaluation of three Seed Fairs in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania from Different Stakeholders Perspectives A survey was carried out during three seed fairs in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania from August –September 2005. The seed fairs were organised by the FAO regional Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems to Strengthen Agriculture and Rural Development in Southern Africa project.

Afghanistan enacts a seed law The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has enacted a Seed Law published by the Ministry of Justice in official Gazette 1005 of 16 December 2009. Read more about it here.

Seed potato micropropagation and multiplication (Abridged version of). A video programme with printed commentary. Produced in three versions (English, French and Spanish), developed in collaboration with the Danish Institute of National Plant Pathology and R.A.T. George, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bath, UK.